Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2022 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2016 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
A Survey of Program Directors on Procedural Competence and Volume in the US Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowships.
Journal Article J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol · April 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: In the United States, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship training traditionally requires performing a minimum number of bronchoscopy and pleural procedures to be deemed competent. However, expert panel recommendations favor ... Full text Link to item CiteManagement of Central Airway Obstruction: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Journal Article Chest · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Central airway obstruction (CAO), seen in a variety of malignant and nonmalignant airway disorders, is associated with a poor prognosis. The management of CAO is dependent on provider training and local resources, which may make the clinical ap ... Full text Link to item CiteNavigational Bronchoscopy vs CT Scan-Guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Indeterminate Lung Nodules: Protocol and Rationale for the Navigation Endoscopy to Reach Indeterminate Lung Nodules vs Transthoracic Needle Aspiration, a Randomized Controlled Study Multicenter Randomized Trial
Journal Article CHEST Pulmonary · September 1, 2024 Background: Lung nodule incidence is increasing. Many nodules require biopsy to discriminate between benign and malignant causes. The gold standard for minimally invasive biopsy, CT scan-guided transthoracic needle biopsy (CT-TTNB), has not been compared d ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Airflow 3: Multicenter randomized sham-controlled study to evaluate safety and efficacy after treatment with the Nuvaira Lung Denervation System in subjects with COPD
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Nuvaira, Inc. · 2019 - 2026Cook Pleural Drainage Sets Post-Market Study Plan. Global Clinical Number: MDR-1908
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cook Research · 2023 - 2024Known Medicine Pleural Fluid Samples
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Known Medicine · 2021 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Illinois ·
2005
M.P.H.
King Edward Medical University (Pakistan) ·
1995
M.B.B.S.